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"Everything I Own" — Ken Boothe
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"Everything I Own," Ken Boothe's 1974 cover of David Gates's Bread ballad, reached number one on the UK Singles Chart on October 26, 1974, staying there for three weeks - produced by Lloyd Charmers at Federal Records in Kingston, with Lloyd Parks on bass, Willie Lindo on guitar and the Maytals' Paul Douglas on drums.
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Ken Boothe - Everything I Own (Official Audio)
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- 0:00[Music]
- 0:13you sheltered me from
- 0:17you sheltered me from H kept me
- 0:20H kept me
- 0:21H kept me warm kept me
- 0:26warm you gave my life to me
- 0:31warm you gave my life to me Set Me
- 0:33Set Me
- 0:33Set Me Free Set Me
- 0:38Free the finest chears I have
- 0:42Free the finest chears I have [Music]
- 0:44[Music]
- 0:44[Music] knew is all the years I have with you
- 0:50knew is all the years I have with you
- 0:50knew is all the years I have with you and I would give
- 0:53and I would give
- 0:53and I would give anything I
- 0:55anything I
- 0:55anything I own give up my life my heart
- 1:00own give up my life my heart
- 1:00own give up my life my heart my
- 1:01my
- 1:01my own and I would give
- 1:06own and I would give
- 1:06own and I would give anything I
- 1:09anything I
- 1:09anything I own just to have
- 1:12own just to have
- 1:12own just to have you back
- 1:15you back
- 1:15you back again is there someone you
- 1:19again is there someone you
- 1:19again is there someone you know that won't let you
- 1:22know that won't let you
- 1:22know that won't let you go and taking it all for
- 1:28go and taking it all for
- 1:28go and taking it all for granted you may lose them one day
- 1:32granted you may lose them one day
- 1:32granted you may lose them one day someone takes them
- 1:34someone takes them
- 1:34someone takes them away and you
- 1:36away and you
- 1:37away and you don't hear a word they say and I would
- 1:42don't hear a word they say and I would
- 1:42don't hear a word they say and I would defend
- 1:44defend
- 1:44defend anything I
- 1:46anything I
- 1:46anything I own give up my life my heart my
- 1:52own give up my life my heart my
- 1:52own give up my life my heart my own and I would give
- 1:56own and I would give
- 1:56own and I would give anything I own
- 2:00anything I own
- 2:00anything I own just to have
- 2:03just to have
- 2:03just to have you back
- 2:06you back
- 2:06you back again just to talk to you words again
- 2:38if there's someone you
- 2:41if there's someone you know that won't let you
- 2:44know that won't let you
- 2:44know that won't let you go and takeing it all for
- 2:49go and takeing it all for
- 2:49go and takeing it all for granted you may lose them one day
- 2:54granted you may lose them one day
- 2:54granted you may lose them one day someone takes them away and you don't
- 2:59someone takes them away and you don't
- 2:59someone takes them away and you don't here a word they say and I would give
- 3:05here a word they say and I would give
- 3:05here a word they say and I would give anything I
- 3:07anything I
- 3:07anything I own give up my life my heart my
- 3:13own give up my life my heart my
- 3:13own give up my life my heart my own and I would give
- 3:18own and I would give
- 3:18own and I would give anything I
- 3:19anything I
- 3:19anything I [Music]
- 3:21[Music]
- 3:21[Music] own just to have
- 3:24own just to have
- 3:24own just to have you back
- 3:27you back
- 3:27you back again just to talk to
- 3:30again just to talk to
- 3:30again just to talk to you words
- 3:33you words
- 3:33you words again just to hold you once again
